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Category Archives: Medication
Antabuse Revisited: Three Times
High functioning, successful, and miserable is no way to go through life. Antabuse, aka Disulfuram, is a medication that makes people sick (nausea and vomit) if they drink alcohol. Antabuse can either be very effective or it can be of … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol Detox, Medication
Tagged alcohol, Antabuse, Home Detox, self-help groups
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Dr. Gupta Talks and Writes about Addiction
Dr. Sanjay Gupta had a number of thoughts about addiction and treatment today on CNN. He was accurate with some information but inaccurate with other information. Dr. Gupta was accurate about a report of a chronic alcohol abuser who had … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Medication, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, buprenorphine, CNN, dependence, Dr. Gupta, Home Detox, Naltrexone, Revia, Sanjay, subutex, Vivitrol
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Antabuse or Disulfuram: Another Look
Antabuse is a medication that some recovering alcoholics take to help them stay away from Alcohol. Antabuse is considered aversive treatment because it makes a person violently ill if they drink alcohol while they are on the drug. Antabuse is … Continue reading
Buprenorphine: Butrans
Currently, there is no crossover use of Butrans (Buprenorphine Transdermal) for addiction treatment. And after further review of the prescribing information I don’t anticipate any such use in this form for addiction treatment for years to come. Continue reading
Posted in Medication, Science
Tagged buprenorphine, Butrans, detox, Home Detox, opiate, oxycodone, oxycontin, suboxone, subutex, Transdermal
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Buprenorphine Induction Protocol
There is a specific way to start Buprenorphine because of it’s unique chemical makeup. If you do not follow the proper induction of Buprenorphine then you will likely go into full blown opiate withdrawal, an awful experience at best, and a false impression of the “failure” of Buprenorphine.
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Posted in Home Detox, Medication, Opiate Detox, Opiate Withdrawal
Tagged buprenorphine, Buprenorphine induction, Buprenorphine induction protocol, home, Home Detox, induction, opiate, opioid, Oxycontin detox, suboxone, subutex, withdrawal
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Buprenorphine: Suboxone and Subutex
Buprenorphine has rapidly become the standard medication for Opiate detoxification and the only office based opiate maintenance medication. Buprenorphine is also known as, and marketed as, Subutex. Buprenorphine and Naloxone form another form of medication known as, and marketed as, … Continue reading
Posted in Medication, Opiate Detox, Opiate Withdrawal, Uncategorized
Tagged Buprenorophine, detoxification, induction, naloxone, opiate, Opiate Home Detox, opioid, suboxone, subutex, withdrawal
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Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium and Delirium Tremens
What is Delirium Tremens or DT’s? What is Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium? How does Delirium Tremens and Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (AWD) differ? These conditions are associated and are both very serious. DT’s and AWD occur due to severe alcohol withdrawal. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol Detox, Home Detox, Medication, alcohol withdrawal
Tagged alcohol hallucinations, alcohol home detox, alcohol withdrawal, Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium, AWD, Delirium Tremens, detox nurse, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, diaphoresis, DSM-IV, DT's, hallucinations, Intensive Care Unit, principles of addiction medicine, sweating, Tachycardia, tremors, withdrawal
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Home Detox: ASAM Levels of Care: Level Three
Is an in-home detox program appropriate for the medical detoxification of clients going through alcohol withdrawal or opiate* withdrawal? In the case of a level I or II medical detox, Executive Home Detox is highly qualified to assist the client in successfully completing a medical detoxification. In the case of a level III medical detox, Executive Home Detox can reduce the risk of adverse events for clients who refuse to consider an inpatient stay. Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol Detox, Home Detox, Medication, Opiate Detox, Opiate Withdrawal, alcohol withdrawal
Tagged Alcohol Detox, alcohol withdrawal, ASAM, ASAM leve of care, Bill Carrick, CIWA, CO, COW, COWS, Dilaudid, Executive Detox, Executive Home Detox, Heroin, Home Detox, hydrocodone, Ipana, Lortabs, morphine, opiate withdrawal, Oxy's, oxycodone, oxycontin, Percocet, Percs, placement criteria, private, Roxicodone, Roxies, Roxys, vicodin, Vikes, withdrawal
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Home Detox: ASAM Levels of Detoxification Care, Level Two
Level Two Detoxification or Ambulatory detoxification with extended on-site monitoring may be done in the home, and requires the assessment, evaluation, intervention, and re-evaluation by a qualified nurse on a daily basis. The nurse must be prepared to facilitate urgent care if needed and must be able to facilitate the client’s entry into appropriate aftercare. Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol Detox, Home Detox, Medication, Opiate Detox, Opiate Withdrawal, alcohol withdrawal
Tagged alcohol, Alcohol Detox, alcohol withdrawal, ASAM, Dilaudid, Heroin, Home Detox, hydrocodone, Ipana, Lortabs, morphine, opiate, Opiate Detox, opiate withdrawal, Oxy's, oxycodone, oxycontin, Percocet, Percs, Roxicodone, Roxies, Roxys, vicodin, Vikes, withdrawal
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